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Daviesia leptophylla A.Cunn. ex Don
Family Fabaceae
Subfamily Faboideae
Daviesia leptophylla A.Cunn. ex Don APNI*

Synonyms: Daviesia virgata A.Cunn. ex Hook. APNI*

Description: Broom-like shrub to 2 m high; upper branchlets often leafless.

Phyllodes linear, 0–6.5 cm long, 0–5 mm wide, apex tapered to obtuse, base tapered, upper surface convex with slightly recurved margins, dull yellow-green; venation conspicuous, longitudinal, with a stronger vein near each margin.

Racemes 5–10-flowered; rachis 2.5–10 mm long including 1.3–5 mm peduncle. Calyx 2.2–4.2 mm long including 0.8–1.6 mm receptacle; upper 2 teeth united in a truncate lip.

Pod 7–8 mm long, 4–6 mm wide.


Flower
Photo Tanja Lenz

Type
Specimen

Flowering: October–December

Distribution and occurrence: Grows in shrubland to dry eucalypt forest, dry open sites, usually on skeletal soils; south from Wellington.
NSW subdivisions: CC, CT, ST, NWS, CWS
Other Australian states: Vic. S.A.
AVH map***

Text by M. D. Crisp
Taxon concept: Flora of NSW 2 (1991)


APNI* Provides a link to the Australian Plant Name Index (hosted by the Australian National Botanic Gardens) for comprehensive bibliographic data
***The AVH map option provides a detailed interactive Australia wide distribution map drawn from collections held by all major Australian herbaria participating in the Australian Virtual Herbarium project.
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